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Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; or, Fun and Adventures on the Road
by Victor Appleton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Bedford, MA: Applewood Press, 1992. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rudolph Mencl. Very good book in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket now in new removable protective cover. Pictorial boards with black and red print on front and spine; spine bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Applewood hard cover with dust jacket, 1992 edition, 3rd printing, ISBN: 9781557091758, 206 pages, cover art by Rudolph Mencl. 8vo (7.75"" x 5.25"") Originally published in 1910, this is a facsimile of the binding style and dust jacket style of 1926 - 1929. Tom Swift And His Motor Cycle; or, Fun and Adventure on the Road, by Howard Garis writing as Victor Appleton. First in series, followed by Tom Swift and His Airship, Tom Swift and His Motor Boat, and many others. Wakefield Damon crashes his new motorcycle against a tree near Tom's house and is injured. Tom buys the wreck and repairs it. Tom's father Barton gives him important patent documents and a model to bring to an attorney in Albany. They are stolen by the Happy Harry gang posing as tramps who were hired by Mr. Swift's enemies. Can Tom and company get them back?
Synopsis
From the book:"That's the way to do it! Whoop her up, Andy! Shove the spark lever over, and turn on more gasolene! We'll make a record this trip." "That's the way to do it! Whoop her up, Andy! Shove the spark lever over, and turn on more gasolene! We'll make a record this trip." "Whoop her up, Andy!" added the lad on the seat beside the driver. "This is immense!" "I rather thought you'd like it," remarked Andy Foger, as he turned the car to avoid a stone in the road. "I'll make things hum around Shopton!"
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- Seller
- Bujoldfan
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- Seller's Inventory #
- a011414041557091757vr
- Title
- Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; or, Fun and Adventures on the Road
- Author
- Victor Appleton
- Illustrator
- Rudolph Mencl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Applewood Press
- Place of Publication
- Bedford, MA
- Date Published
- 1992
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Tom Swift
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic Childrens books;
- Size
- 8vo
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